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To RH Milroy From Mary Milroy March 9 1864

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My Dear Robert,
I received your
letter of Feb 28th and left
sad indeed when I learned
how badly you were deceived
by that villin, your too
generous nature is very
liable to be imposed on.
I say too generous, because
your means is not equal
to your generosity, it is hard
for you to have that money to
pay, when you have been
struggling so long to be freed
from the burden of debt, but
cheer up My dear Husband
make the best of it. “don’t cry
for spilt milk.” I would
rather be the deceived, than
the deceiver, “for yet a little while,

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My Dear Robert,
I received your
letter of Feb 28th and left
sad indeed when I learned
how badly you were deceived
by that villin, your too
generous nature is very
liable to be imposed on.
I say too generous, because
your means is not equal
to your generosity, it is hard
for you to have that money to
pay, when you have been
struggling so long to be freed
from the burden of debt, but
cheer up My dear Husband
make the best of it. “don’t cry
for spilt milk.” I would
rather be the deceived, than
the deceiver, “for yet a little while,

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This item is owned by the Jasper County Public Library. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the Director of the Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, Indiana. Please visit www.myjcpl.org for more information.